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Weekly ration reports, Preston, from 5 January to 1 August 1816
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Report of People of Colour who drew ration in Preston from the 3rd,,to the 9th of May 1816 both days Included

Names Men Women Children
Jacob Allen 1 1
Nelus Alexander 1 1
Phillip Alexander 1 1
Henry Barrington 1
Ben Bowers 1 1 1
Jeriday Bush 1 2 2
Gorge Brown 1 1 4
Henry Bi[ illegible] 1 1
Isaiah Buttler 1 1 3
James Bush 1 1 3
Luke Bowers 1
Mofir Ball 1 1
Thomas Binkling 1
Abram Brown 1 1 1
Eraw Bowels 1 1



Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 422 number 96

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